Achievement Testing

ACHIEVEMENT TESTING

High Country Christian Academy will be administering the Iowa Test of Basic Skills for grades 3 through 12 (These are the only grades being offered) Thursday, April 23rd and Friday, April 24th 9:00 – 11:45 a.m. New Life Church (All students must attend BOTH mornings)

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CAREFULLY….

 ITBS – a nationally standardized test that meets the Colorado home school statute requirements. HCCA will be administering the core battery. For grades 3-8: vocabulary, reading comprehension, capitalization, punctuation, spelling, language usage and expression, math concepts, math problem solving, math computation. Grades 9-12: vocabulary, reading comprehension, spelling, and language - revising written materials, math computation, math concepts and problem solving.

Test scores given to parents will include the raw score, grade equivalent, percentile ranking, and a narrative report explaining highlights of results. The ITBS is also criterion referenced -- each subject will list the skills tested and include: ~ Number of items in each section ~ Number the student attempted ~ Number student answered correctly ~ Percentage student answered correctly ~ Average percent correct for grade level ~ Average percent correct nationally

 Orientation – all parents are required to attend an orientation on Wednesday, April 15th at 12:00 pm . Testing packets with class assignments, times, testing procedures, etc. will be given out and policies will be gone over as well as a Q & A time.  Test Scores – Parents can expect their student’s scores in the mail approximately the last week of June.  Confirmation – You can expect a confirmation letter within two weeks of HCCA receiving your registration. If the grade level you’ve chosen is full, your check and one envelope will be returned to you.  Make-Ups – HCCA does not offer individual make-up testing due to the use of the facilities and time frame provided by the testing supplier.  Refunds – Once the tests have been ordered, there are no refunds available.  Special Needs Children – HCCA offers testing in a group situation, therefore we cannot accommodate children with ADD, ADHD, dyslexia, or any type of learning disability. We recommend parents do individual, one-on-one testing for these children.

Registration dates:  February 1-10 – priority registration for High Country Christian Academy member families  February 11-20 – registrations accepted for HCCA, High Country Support Group members, & non-members of High Country (Registrations are accepted on a first come, first served basis.)

PLEASE PRINT OUT THIS INSTRUCTION SHEET AND KEEP IN YOUR RECORDS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

If you have questions, please email the academy at [email protected]. You may also call 597-HCCA (4222).

HCCA also offers an Achievement Test Score Repository. This service is available to families not enrolled with HCCA but want a private school to hold your student’s test scores. The cost is $10.00 per family, per school year. You do not have to test with HCCA to use this service. Repository forms are available on this web site. ACHIEVEMENT TESTING REGISTRATION FORM

Parents’ Names: ______Phone: ______(first names) (last name) Address:______(street) (city) (state) (zip) E-Mail: ______(Please write in an email address only if it is one that you check at least every week. If you give an email address, this will be the form of communication used to contact you with testing information.)

*Please make sure you have filled in all information for each student before mailing. STUDENT NAME / GRADE LEVEL PRICE TOTAL $50.00 (HCCA) $ (First)______(M.I.)_____ (Last)______$55.00 (HCSG) Circle grade level: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 $60.00 (non-member) Student’s Date of Birth: _____/_____/_____ $50.00 (HCCA) $ (First)______(M.I.)_____ (Last)______$55.00 (HCSG) Circle grade level: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 $60.00 (non-member) Student’s Date of Birth: _____/_____/_____ $50.00 (HCCA) $ (First)______(M.I.)_____ (Last)______$55.00 (HCSG) Circle grade level: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 $60.00 (non-member) Student’s Date of Birth: _____/_____/_____ $50.00 (HCCA) $ (First)______(M.I.)_____ (Last)______$55.00 (HCSG) Circle grade level: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 $60.00 (non-member) Student’s Date of Birth: _____/_____/_____ $50.00 (HCCA) $ (First)______(M.I.)_____ (Last)______$55.00 (HCSG) Circle grade level: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 $60.00 (non-member) Student’s Date of Birth: _____/_____/_____ $50.00 (HCCA) $ (First)______(M.I.)_____ (Last)______$55.00 (HCSG) Circle grade level: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 $60.00 (non-member) Student’s Date of Birth: _____/_____/_____ $ ACHIEVEMENT TEST SCORE RECORD KEEPING SERVICE (Optional Service) $10.00 per family *HCCA members – this service is included in your tuition, you do not need to pay this fee

TOTAL FOR TESTING $______

Please follow these instructions carefully --- all registrations must include: 1. Completed registration form 2. Signed parental agreement 3. Check for testing fees made payable to: High Country Christian Academy 4. One business-size (9 ½” x 4”) self-addressed, stamped envelope for your confirmation letter 5. One business-size self addressed, stamped envelope for every two students you are registering *Note: we cannot accept small, letter size envelopes as the test results will not fit. Please be sure you are sending business-size only. Sending the wrong size envelopes or not including envelopes will delay your processing until the correct envelopes are received. 6. Registrations must be received by February 20th. This is not a postmark deadline. 7. Mail to: High Country Christian Academy, P.O. Box 76285, Colorado Springs, CO 80970. 8. No changes in grade level can be made/no refunds given after February 25th. ACHIEVEMENT TESTING PARENTAL AGREEMENT

This form must be signed and included with your testing registration.

Please read carefully before signing:

Initials

_____ 1. I have read the entire testing instruction page.

_____ 2. I will attend the parent orientation on Wednesday, April 15th at 12:00 pm.

_____ 3. I understand that no changes can be made to our registration after February 25th.

_____ 4. I understand there are no refunds of testing fees if my child cannot attend testing on the scheduled days due to illness, family schedule conflicts, etc.

_____ 5. I understand there is no individual make-up testing available if my child cannot attend testing on the scheduled days.

_____ 6. I understand that HCCA cannot accommodate children for testing with special needs.

______7. I will respect the policies of testing with HCCA and will make sure that my child respects them as well.

Parent’s Signature ______Date______